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Public Record · As of May 5, 2026

N948B

Schempp-hirth VENTUS-B · 1981 View Type →

Status

Registration Valid

Type

Glider

Engine

NONE NONE

Last Cert Issue

—

01 /  Registration

Filed with the Federal Aviation Administration

Every cell below is a literal field from the FAA Aircraft Registry. Click any value to open the FAA registry record for N948B.

Tail Number

N948B

Serial Number

56

Make

SCHEMPP-HIRTH

Model

VENTUS-B

Year of Manufacture

1981

Mfr / Model Code

3802051

Type Aircraft

Glider

Type Engine

None

Engines

—

Seats

1

Engine Manufacturer

NONE

Engine Model

NONE

Horsepower

—

Weight Class

CLASS 1

Certification

Experimental (+2 flags) · code 443

Registrant

GORDON ZACH EDWARD · Individual

Address

31230 LOCKSHIRE VALLEY LN · SPRING, TX 77386-4315

FAA Region

2 · County 339

Status

Registration Valid

Airworthiness Date

—

Cert Issue Date

—

Expiration Date

—

Last FAA Action

—

Mode S Hex (ICAO24)

AD2AF9

Mode S (Octal)

53225371

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02 /  NTSB Records

Events on file with the National Transportation Safety Board

03 /  Airworthiness Directives

Applicable to SCHEMPP-HIRTH VENTUS-B

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No matching airworthiness directives are on file for this make and model in the Federal Register.

04 /  Service Difficulty Reports

FAA SDR filings

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05 /  Sources & Methodology

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